An Investigation of the Role of Identities in Foreign Language Teaching: The Case of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Autor/in	Ghanem, Carla
Titel	An Investigation of the Role of Identities in Foreign Language Teaching: The Case of Graduate Teaching Assistants
Quelle	In: NECTFL Review, (2018) 82, S.7-30 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-5965
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Teaching Assistants; Second Language Instruction; Professional Identity; German; Communities of Practice; Professional Development; Teacher Student Relationship; Instructional Materials; Context Effect; Self Concept; Motivation; Teaching Styles; Facilitators (Individuals); Language Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Deutscher; Community; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Selbstkonzept; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht
Abstract	This study investigates the complexities associated with graduate language instructors' identities. It particularly sheds light on whether or not and to what extent eight teaching assistants (TA) of German at a large southwestern US university identify as teachers of German. The participants included novice and advanced instructors teaching different levels of German. Findings illustrate that TAs' identities are negotiated in interaction with others and in communities of practice (Wenger, 1998). Discussing their identities, TAs used various interpretive repertoires, underscoring their individuality and their experiences. The study's findings suggest that TAs' identities as German instructors are still in progress and that TAs continue to need professional development and support from the departments to fully identify as part of the profession. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2400 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. e-mail: info@nectfl.org; Web site: https://www.nectfl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01